Preview: 1991 MRS Spring Meeting
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Polymers Symposium L on polymer lifetimes also reflects environmental concerns in its discussions of the durability versus degradibility of plastics and designing for spécifie applications such as marine, aerospace, or electronics. Polymers are also the topic of three other symposia: high température polymers for electronics (J), polymeric alloys (K), and polymers for integrated optics and information storage (M). Reliability Reliability is targeted generally in Symposia G and more specifically in Symposia H and I. Mechanical properties and electronics are linked together in Symposium H, which examines stress distributions and failure in materials ranging from semiconductors and superconductors to metallization and organic packaging. Symposium I cleans up with its focus on contamination of electrical circuits, an insidious problem as devices shrink in size. Silicon Silicon still émerges as a big winner at the conférence with spécial attention in some of the largest symposia, including symposium A on amorphous silicon technology (also covering optical devices and solar cells) and Symposium B on silicon MBE. Ge-Si is spotlighted in several symposia, including B on silicon MBE, C on heteroepitaxy of dissimilar materials, and E on low-energy ion beam and plasma modification of materials.
Materials Processing Symposia D through F focus on various aspects of materials processing and include atomic layer growth (a new symposium), low-energy ion beam and plasma processing, and rapid thermal processing. Interfaces Symposia P through S look at interfaces and reactions in superconductors, métal/ métal Systems, magnetic materials, and other thin films.
Tribology Symposium O on molecular tribology takes a close look at lubrication and atomic interaction of sliding surfaces, particularly using scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy. Materials Education Panel Midday on Wednesday a panel discussion on graduate materials éducation will address how U.S. graduate schools turn out good researchers, but question how this training translates into new products and manufacruring processes. The- panel will consider questions such as: Do we need a higher ratio of MS to PhD degrees? Why do many of the most highly recognized engineering schools hâve almost no MS candidates? Should graduate éducation put more emphasis on processing and less on structure/propeities? Should ail engineering students be required to do work/ study programs? Should classes contain courses on teamwork and project management?
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Preview: 1991 MRS Spring Meeting
Other Events and Services Twenty-one short courses will be offered during the conférence and the weekends before and after the conférence from April 29 through May 3. Poster sessions will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and a student mix
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